California’s wet water year could have some sizable implications when it comes to groundwater levels. Executive Director of the California Farm Water Coalition, Mike Wade said it will take some…
AgNet Weekly: Opportunities for Fairness in Farming Act
…named the 2024 Farm Broadcaster of the Year by the National Association of Farm Broadcasting and serves as a Council Member on the World Agriculture Forum. Sabrina is a native…
Herd Health Concerns Due to Flooding in Tulare County
…Stever Blattler said the flooding has impacted all aspects of dairy production. “From the ability to have rendering services picking up normal mortalities on the farm, to the ability to…
USDA Investment in Rural Renewable Energy
…reports on legislative issues and hosts The AgNet News Hour. She was recently named the 2024 Farm Broadcaster of the Year by the National Association of Farm Broadcasting and serves…
Federal Injunction Stops WOTUS Rule in Another 24 States
…Stopping WOTUS Rule in 24 States Second Judge Sides with Farmers by Halting WOTUS Rule photo credit: AFBF photo, Mike Tomko American Farm Bureau Federation President Zippy Duvall calls a second…
Beginning Farm Operations Tend to be in the South and West
…percent of beginning farms achieve an annual production value of more than $1 million. Among farms with at least $10,000 in production, principal operators of beginning farms were 43 years…
California Represented in Netherlands Trade Mission
…will also be providing market briefings to attendees. The Netherlands and surrounding areas represent a growing opportunity for American farm and food products. Taylor explained that exports to the region…
NRCS Invests to Assist Producers Transitioning to Organic Production
…options are available for underserved producers including socially disadvantaged, beginning, veteran, and limited resource farmers and ranchers. How to Apply Eligible producers include farmers, ranchers, forest landowners, and other…
AgNet Weekly: ASTA Farm Bill Recommendations
Research and innovation, fairness to farmers when it comes to conservation programs. Those are just some of the recommendations the American Seed Trade Association has for the 2023 Farm Bill….
Disappointment in Biden Veto of WOTUS Resolution
…the road.” Agricultural groups such as the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) disagree with that assessment. “The President’s decision to disregard the bipartisan will of Congress also causes farmers, ranchers…
AgNet News Hour: Friday, 04-07-23
…massive flooding sits in Tulare orchards, and the cotton industry’s top priorities for the next Farm Bill. Tune in to the show for these news stories, interviews, features, and more….
Reforms to Federal Milk Pricing Sought by Industry Groups
…the petitions. The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) has sent a letter to Agriculture Tom Vilsack encouraging the rejection of the IDFA and WCMA petitions. AFBF points out “grave concerns”…
Federal Disaster Declaration to Aid Recovery Efforts in California
…meeting of the California State Board of Food and Agriculture on Tuesday. Personnel from the U.S. Department of Food and Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency and Risk Management Agency detailed disaster…
Dairy Farm Innovations Yield Environmental Benefits
Dairy farms around the nation are becoming more efficient. That’s coming up on This Land of Ours. From parlor to pasture, many advances in dairy farm management are helping drive…